Dispensing package holder



Nov. 8, 1949 E. e. GANTNER 2,487,537

DISPENSING PACKAGE HOLDER Filed Feb. 9, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l [DZ/EH15: Edward G Gan Tie? 1949 Y E. GVGANTNER DISPENSING PACKAGE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 9, 1,946

Patentecl Nov. 8 19 49 DISPENSING PACKAGE HOLDER Edward G. Gantner, Golf, 111., assignor to International Cellucotton Products Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Application February 9, 1946, Serial No. 646,574

3 Claims. (Cl. 312-50) This invention relates to a dispensing package holder and, in the form illustrated, has particular reference to a holder for a dispensing package of interfolded sheet material. The holder illustrated is also designed particularly for supporting a tissue dispensing package in an automobile in a conveniently accessible position under the glove compartment, or similar location under the instrument panel of the automobile.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a holder for the purpose indicated, which will take up a minimum of space and be substantially out of the way when in a closed position, but which will permit the dispensing package to be made readily accessible when desired; to provide a holder of the character indicated which may be easily attached to the supporting panel or wall of the vehicle; to provide a holder which can be manufactured and sold at low cost. and which can be produced from a minimum amount of light weight material and in such forms as to be attractive and. in harmony with other elements of the vehicle for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be-understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawings (two sheets) wherein a holder embodying a selected form of th invention is illustrated in a typical installation in an automobile.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the holder in installed position under the glove compartment of an automobile;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross section through the device but showing the holder in an extended or opened position affording access to the dispensing opening of the dispensing package, the plane of the section being shown by th line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a plan section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and, v

Fig. l is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings,- the usual glove compartment of an automobile is represented at I, the same having a bottom wall 2, back wall 3, top wall 4, and an access door 5. The details of construction of the glove compartment are unimportant and may vary considerably in accordance with conventional practice. The bottom wall 2 of the glove compartment may also typify a bottom wall or panel extending rearwardly from the lower edge of an instrument panel which may also be represented by the door 5 of the glove compartment.

The holder herein illustrated comprises an inverted'drawer-like member 6, which embodies a front member I of shallow tray-like form as best shown in Fig. 2, said front member having a relatively shallow peripheral wall 8 extending therearound. Said front member is of generally pending rear flange I2.

rectangular form in front elevation, and it has,

rigidly secured to its upper wall portion 8 an inverted tray-like member, comprising a main wall 9, depending side flanges l0 and II, and a de The main wall 9 of said inverted tray-like member is provided with a centrally disposed longitudinally extending slot I3 which, as best shown in Fig. 4, is formed by the removal of a narrow strip of the panel 9 and downwardly rolling narrow margins of the panel to form the downwardly rounded edge portions llll4 around said slot [3.

The main wall 9 of the inverted tray may be spot welded or otherwise rigidly united to the wall portion 8 of the front member so that the front member and tray element constitute, in effect, a rigid one piece inverted drawer unit.

A standard package of tissue sheets, such as may be typified by a 200 sheet Kleenex.; tissue package may be mounted in the drawer by inserting the package from below the drawer and endwise into the front member I which will receive a short end portion of the package. The then rearward or opposite end portion of the package may be moved upwardly into the drawer structure where it may be held by means of one or more spring tongues l5 (see Fig. 4) formed integrally with the rear wall l2, or riveted or otherwise secured thereto. The free end of said spring tongues [5 may be sharpened or provided with teeth which will bite into the end wall of the package l6 so as to cooperate with the front 1 of the holder to hold said package with its top wall against the bottom edges of the down turned iligtnges I4-l4 around the dispensing opening The tissue sheet package referred to is provided with means for forming an elongated dispensing slot or opening I! in its top wall to permit, the tissue sheets represented at I8 to be withdrawn from the package and through the opening I 3 when the package is properly mounted in the holder as explained.

For mounting the package holding drawer 6 on the bottom wall 2 of the glove compartment, there is provided a pair of track members I9l9 which are of like form except that one is right hand and the other left hand for disposition on opposite longitudinal sides of the drawer. Each of said track members embodies a top flange 20 which is'adapted to be secured to the bottom wall 2 by means of small bolts, such as represented at 2|, or otherwise in any suitable manner. From the inner edges of each of said flanges 20 there depends a web 22 and from the inner or rear portions of each of said webs there extends laterally inwardly a flange 23 which is substantially parallel to the plane of the wall to which the device is attached.

The forward portions of said webs have down- 3 wardly and forwardly extending inclined bottom edges provided with laterally inwardly extending flanges 24. The nahges 23 and 2d are continuous as illustrated, and at their front ends said track members have inwardly extending flanges 25 and forwardly extending portions 26 which are offset inwardly from their respective webs 19 into proximity to the side walls Ill and H of the drawer structure.

The drawer structure is provided withouter and inner or forward and rearward ears 21 and 28 respectively at its opposite sides, said ears being adapted to be formed integrally with the drawer structure by punching the same out of the side walls It and l l thereof. Said ears are adapted to slidably engage the flange portions '23 and 24 to support the drawer in its inwardly disposed closed position as shown in Fig. 1.

To prevent the drawer from rocking downwardly at its front end in the closed position illustrated in Fig. 1, and to releasably lock the drawer in its closed position, the side walls l and H of the drawer may be provided with an outwardly offset boss or hump 29 for interlocking engagement with a correspondingly formed recess or socket 350 formed in the flange portions 26. To gain access to the dispensing opening of the package, the drawer may be pulled forwardly, the cars 28 riding on the horizontal flange portions 23, the, cars 21 leaving the flange portions 23 and 24 while the front portion of the drawer is manually supported, or riding down on the flange portion 24 until it engages the' inwardly extending web portion 25. When the drawer is pulled outwardly and manually supported at its outer end, the drawer may be permitted to rock downwardly from the dotted line position of the drawer shown in Fig. 2, to the open position thereof shown in full lines in said Fig. 2. In the latter case, the ears 2'! of the drawer will have been out of engagement with the track flanges 24 from just shortly after the initiation of the outward movement of the drawer.

The drawer may be restored to closed position by combined inward and upward movement which will, of course, be guided by the track portions 23 and 24.

The releasable interlocking means 29 and 30in the construction shown depends upon the resiliency of the respective parts carrying said interlocking means for permitting engagement and disengagement thereof. Such means has proven practicable but, if "desired, 'other suitable releas able locking means may be employed.

As herein shown, the front I is ornamented by being horizontally fluted. This is in keepingwith the general styling of present-day automobiles and is illustrative of the manner in which the normally visible portion of the drawer may be harmonized in appearance with the'trim orother parts of the vehicle. Other forms may be imparted to the drawer front for this purpose.

In the closed position of the device as shown in Fig. 1, it takes up but little room and is practically out of the :way. In the extended position of the device as shown in Fig. 2, the dispensing opening is readily accessible notwithstanding the fact that the drawer is not caused to project'substantially beyond the plane of the glove'compartment door or instrument panel. Also, in the closed position of the drawer, any portion of the tissue sheet wh ch normally projects from the package is protected by being housed between the one. wall or the like in such a manner as to position the dispensing opening of the package closely adjacent such wall so as to thereby prevent access to said opening, said means comprising a pair of ,tracks having co-planar inner portions adapted to support said holder for sliding movement in a plane approximately parallel to the plane of said wall and outer co-planar portions extending angul'arly from said plane so as to permit the holder to be also rocked away from said plane when the holder is slid to 'an extended position, thereby to provide access to said dispensing openlng, the holder being provided :with relatively spaced inner and outer elements slidably engaging said tracks.

2. -A dispenser of the class described, comprising a holder for a package having an article dispenslng opening, means Ior mounting said holder on a'wall or the like in such a manner as to position thedispensing opening or" the package closely adjacent such wall so as to thereby prevent access to said opening, said means comprising a pair of tracks having co-planar inner portions adapted to support said holder for sliding movement in a plane approximately parallel 'to the plane of said Wall and outer co-planar portions extending angularly from said plane so as to permit the holder to be also rocked away from said plane when the holder is slid to an extended position, thereby to provide access to said dispensing opening, the holder being provided with relatively spaced inner and outer "elements slidably engaging said tracks, and means for releasably locking said holder in closed position.

-3. A dispenser of the class described, 'compr-ising a holder for a p'ackageh'aving an article dispensing opening, a bracket for mounting said holder on a wall or the like in such a manner as to position the dispensing opening of thepackage closely adjacent such wall so as to thereby prevent access to said dispensing opening, said bracket comprising a pair of tracks having oopla'nar inner portions adapted to support said holder for sliding movement in a plane approxiinately par'alleito the normal plane of said wall, and having outer co-planar portions extending angularly from said plane so as to permit the holder 'tobe also -ro'cked away from said plane when the holder is slid to an extended position, the holder being 'p'r ovidedwith ears 'slidably engaging said tracks, and said holder and bracket having 'intereng'aging means releasably locking said holder in closed position and serving to supportsaid holder against said rocking movement.

EDWARD G. GANTNER.

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